Manila: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has released the Civil Service Examinations calendar for 2025. The CSC will administer four types of examinations via the Pen and Paper Test for individuals seeking civil service eligibility: Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO) on Jan. 26, 2025; CSE Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for Professional and Subprofessional Levels on March 2 and Aug. 10, 2025; and the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE) on June 1, 2025. According to Philippines News Agency, the application period for the March 2 CSE-PPT is scheduled from Nov. 19, 2024, to Jan. 3, 2025. Applications for the final run of CSE-PPT in 2025 will be accepted from May 12 to June 11, 2025. The CSC has advised applicants that a limited number of applications will be accepted by CSC Regional Offices (ROs) and Field Offices (FOs) from Dec. 16 to 27 to accommodate the preparation and submission of year-end reports and project evaluation reports. Filing of applications for t he BCLTE is from March 3 to April 2, 2025. However, the application period for the CSE-FSO at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) satellite offices, consular offices, and Foreign Service posts is already closed. Separate examination announcements will be released three weeks before the start of each application period, except for the CSE-FSO. These announcements will be available on the CSC website and will include information on testing centers, qualification and admission requirements, application requirements, scope of the examination, passing grades, and resulting civil service eligibility. CSC ROs and/or FOs may also issue their respective supplemental announcements or advisories related to the conduct of the exams. The CSC also announced that the DFA - Board of Foreign Service Examinations has already issued the examination announcement for the CSE-FSO, which is available on the DFA website and can also be accessed through the CSC website under BFSE Announcement 2025 FSOE. Applicants are encourage d to access only the official CSC website and Facebook page. The CSC does not recognize and shall not be liable for information posted on any other sources that are not owned or managed by the agency. The CSC further warned the public against fake advisories and emails circulating online and reminded stakeholders to verify the authenticity of any such communications by consulting the official contact details available on the CSC website.